As sewage discharges have continued, Conham water campaigners have worked hard to keep the issue in local headlines, combining a citizen science initiative, which is collecting data on the issue, media interviews, and protests.

Becca doesn’t come across as a natural rebel. ‘I’ve always been a bit scared of authority – of being told off. But the river is a place where I don’t recognise any authority.’

For the past two years Becca has campaigned on behalf of the River Avon and its swimmers, a journey which started with […]

A feature-length documentary film that follows a local community’s fight to save their bathing spot in unique, daring & distinctly Bristolian ways.

The campaign

There is an ecological emergency in English rivers. The human and wildlife population are at risk […]

Perched on the dusty bank of the River Avon at Conham River Park just a few kilometres east of Bristol city centre, Becca Blease points to the treeline above her head. A Green woodpecker flies past, its characteristic ‘bouncy’ flight pattern making it easy to spot, while two damselflies skim the surface of the glossy water in front of us.